US8870548B2 - System and method for pressure compensation in a pump - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to fluid pumps. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to multi-stage pumps. Even more particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to compensating for pressure drift which may occur in a pump used in semiconductor manufacturing.
- pressure drift (with respect to the initial pressure within the enclosed space) may occur for various reasons, such as the construction of various components of the pumping apparatus. This pressure drift may be particularly detrimental when it occurs in a dispense chamber containing fluid awaiting dispense. Thus, what is desired is a way to compensate for pressure drift within a pumping apparatus.
- Embodiments of the present invention may serve to control a motor to compensate or account for a pressure drift which may occur in a chamber of the pumping apparatus. More specifically, a dispense motor may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in the dispense chamber before a dispense based on a pressure sensed in the dispense chamber. In one embodiment, before a dispense is initiated a control loop may be utilized such that it is repeatedly determined if the pressure in the dispense chamber differs from a desired pressure (e.g. above or below) and, if so, the movement of the pumping means regulated to maintain substantially the desired pressure in the dispense chamber until a dispense of fluid is initiated.
- a desired pressure e.g. above or below
- Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for correcting for pressure drift that substantially eliminate or reduce the disadvantages of previously developed pumping systems and methods. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method to compensate for pressure drift which may occur in a ready segment of a dispense cycle of a multi-stage pump, when the multi-stage pump is idle, or at virtually any other time. After entering a ready segment the pressure within a dispense chamber of the multi-stage pump may be monitored, and any pressure variation (e.g. increase or decrease) detected may be corrected for by moving a dispense stage diaphragm. In one particular embodiment, a closed loop control system may monitor the pressure within the dispense chamber during a ready segment.
- a closed loop control system may monitor the pressure within the dispense chamber during a ready segment.
- the closed loop control system may signal the dispense motor to reverse a single motor increment. In this manner, any pressure increases occurring during the ready segment may be corrected for and a baseline pressure desired for dispense may be substantially maintained.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide an advantage by allowing a desired pressure in a dispense chamber to be substantially maintained during a ready segment, irrespective of the length of the ready segment.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides the advantage of allowing accurate dispenses and repeatability of dispenses between dispense segments.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides the advantage of allowing process recipe duplication (e.g. with systems having different baseline pressures) by virtue of allowing accurate and repeatable dispense.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides the advantage of achieving acceptable fluid dynamics during a dispense segments.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of a pumping system
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of a multiple stage pump (“multi-stage pump”) according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 3A , 3 B, 4 A, 4 C and 4 D are diagrammatic representations of various embodiments of a multi-stage pump
- FIG. 4B is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of a dispense block
- FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of valve and motor timings for one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an example pressure profile of an embodiment of an actuation sequence used with a pump
- FIG. 7 is an example pressure profile of a portion of an embodiment of an actuation sequence used with a pump
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrammatic representations of one embodiment of valve and motor timings for various segments of the operation of a pump
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrammatic representations of one embodiment of valve and motor timings for various segments of the operation of a pump
- FIGS. 10A and 10B are example pressure profiles of a portion of an embodiment of an actuation sequence used with a pump.
- FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of a pumping system.
- FIGUREs Preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the FIGUREs, like numerals being used to refer to like and corresponding parts of the various drawings.
- Embodiments of the present invention are related to a pumping system that accurately dispenses fluid using a pump, which may be a single stage pump or a multiple stage (“multi-stage”) pump. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for correcting for pressure drift which may occur in a ready segment of a dispense cycle of a multi-stage pump (e.g. because valves are closed creating a trapped space, for example within a dispense chamber). After entering a ready segment the pressure within a dispense chamber of the multi-stage pump may be monitored, and any pressure variation detected may be corrected for by moving a dispense stage diaphragm. Embodiments of such a pumping system are disclosed in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/742,435 by inventors James Cedrone, George Gonnella and Iraj Gashgaee, filed Dec. 5, 2005 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of one such embodiment of pumping system 10 .
- the pumping system 10 can include a fluid source 15 , a pump controller 20 and a multi-stage pump 100 , which work together to dispense fluid onto a wafer 25 .
- the operation of multi-stage pump 100 can be controlled by pump controller 20 , which can be onboard multi-stage pump 100 or connected to multi-stage pump 100 via a one or more communications links for communicating control signals, data or other information. Additionally, the functionality of pump controller 20 can be distributed between an onboard controller and another controller.
- Pump controller 20 can include a computer readable medium 27 (e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash memory, optical disk, magnetic drive or other computer readable medium) containing a set of control instructions 30 for controlling the operation of multi-stage pump 100 .
- a processor 35 e.g., CPU, ASIC, RISC, DSP or other processor
- processors can execute the instructions.
- One example of a processor is the Texas Instruments TMS320F2812PGFA 16-bit DSP (Texas Instruments is Dallas, Tex. based company).
- controller 20 communicates with multi-stage pump 100 via communications links 40 and 45 .
- Communications links 40 and 45 can be networks (e.g., Ethernet, wireless network, global area network, DeviceNet network or other network known or developed in the art), a bus (e.g., SCSI bus) or other communications link.
- Controller 20 can be implemented as an onboard PCB board, remote controller or in other suitable manner.
- Pump controller 20 can include appropriate interfaces (e.g., network interfaces, I/O interfaces, analog to digital converters and other components) to controller to communicate with multi-stage pump 100 .
- pump controller 20 can include a variety of computer components known in the art including processors, memories, interfaces, display devices, peripherals or other computer components not shown for the sake of simplicity.
- Pump controller 20 can control various valves and motors in multi-stage pump to cause multi-stage pump to accurately dispense fluids, including low viscosity fluids (i.e., less than 100 centipoise) or other fluids.
- An I/O interface connector as described in U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60/741,657, entitled “I/O Interface System and Method for a Pump,” by Cedrone et al., filed Dec. 2, 2005 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/602,449, entitled “I/O Systems, Methods And Devices For Interfacing A Pump Controller”, by Inventors Cedrone et al., filed Nov. 20, 2006, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,940,664 on May 10, 2011, which is hereby fully incorporated by reference herein, can be used to connected pump controller 20 to a variety of interfaces and manufacturing tools.
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of a multi-stage pump 100 .
- Multi-stage pump 100 includes a feed stage portion 105 and a separate dispense stage portion 110 .
- filter 120 Located between feed stage portion 105 and dispense stage portion 110 , from a fluid flow perspective, is filter 120 to filter impurities from the process fluid.
- a number of valves can control fluid flow through multi-stage pump 100 including, for example, inlet valve 125 , isolation valve 130 , barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 , vent valve 145 and outlet valve 147 .
- Dispense stage portion 110 can further include a pressure sensor 112 that determines the pressure of fluid at dispense stage 110 . The pressure determined by pressure sensor 112 can be used to control the speed of the various pumps as described below.
- Example pressure sensors include ceramic and polymer pesioresistive and capacitive pressure sensors, including those manufactured by Metallux AG, of Korb, Germany. According to one embodiment, the face of pressure sensor 112 that contacts the process fluid is a perfluoropolymer.
- Pump 100 can include additional pressure sensors, such as a pressure sensor to read pressure in feed chamber 155 .
- Feed stage 105 and dispense stage 110 can include rolling diaphragm pumps to pump fluid in multi-stage pump 100 .
- Feed-stage pump 150 (“feed pump 150 ”), for example, includes a feed chamber 155 to collect fluid, a feed stage diaphragm 160 to move within feed chamber 155 and displace fluid, a piston 165 to move feed stage diaphragm 160 , a lead screw 170 and a stepper motor 175 .
- Lead screw 170 couples to stepper motor 175 through a nut, gear or other mechanism for imparting energy from the motor to lead screw 170 .
- feed motor 170 rotates a nut that, in turn, rotates lead screw 170 , causing piston 165 to actuate.
- Dispense-stage pump 180 (“dispense pump 180 ”) can similarly include a dispense chamber 185 , a dispense stage diaphragm 190 , a piston 192 , a lead screw 195 , and a dispense motor 200 .
- Dispense motor 200 can drive lead screw 195 through a threaded nut (e.g., a Torlon or other material nut).
- feed stage 105 and dispense stage 110 can be a variety of other pumps including pneumatically or hydraulically actuated pumps, hydraulic pumps or other pumps.
- feed stage 105 and dispense stage 110 can be a variety of other pumps including pneumatically or hydraulically actuated pumps, hydraulic pumps or other pumps.
- pneumatically actuated pump for the feed stage and a stepper motor driven hydraulic pump.
- the use of motors at both stages provides an advantage in that the hydraulic piping, control systems and fluids are eliminated, thereby reducing space and potential leaks.
- Feed motor 175 and dispense motor 200 can be any suitable motor.
- dispense motor 200 is a Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor (“PMSM”).
- the PMSM can be controlled by a digital signal processor (“DSP”) utilizing Field-Oriented Control (“FOC”), or other type of position/speed control known in the art, at motor 200 , a controller onboard multi-stage pump 100 or a separate pump controller (e.g. as shown in FIG. 1 ).
- PMSM 200 can further include an encoder (e.g., a fine line rotary position encoder) for real time feedback of dispense motor 200 's position.
- an encoder e.g., a fine line rotary position encoder
- a position sensor gives accurate and repeatable control of the position of piston 192 , which leads to accurate and repeatable control over fluid movements in dispense chamber 185 .
- a PMSM can run at low velocities with little or no vibration.
- Feed motor 175 can also be a PMSM or a stepper motor. It should also be noted that the feed pump can include a home sensor to indicate when the feed pump is in its home position.
- FIG. 3A is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of a pump assembly for multi-stage pump 100 .
- Multi-stage pump 100 can include a dispense block 205 that defines various fluid flow paths through multi-stage pump 100 and at least partially defines feed chamber 155 and dispense chamber 185 .
- Dispense pump block 205 can be a unitary block of PTFE, modified PTFE or other material. Because these materials do not react with or are minimally reactive with many process fluids, the use of these materials allows flow passages and pump chambers to be machined directly into dispense block 205 with a minimum of additional hardware. Dispense block 205 consequently reduces the need for piping by providing an integrated fluid manifold.
- Dispense block 205 can include various external inlets and outlets including, for example, inlet 210 through which the fluid is received, vent outlet 215 for venting fluid during the vent segment, and dispense outlet 220 through which fluid is dispensed during the dispense segment.
- Dispense block 205 in the example of FIG. 3A , does not include an external purge outlet as purged fluid is routed back to the feed chamber (as shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B ). In other embodiments of the present invention, however, fluid can be purged externally.
- Dispense block 205 routes fluid to the feed pump, dispense pump and filter 120 .
- a pump cover 225 can protect feed motor 175 and dispense motor 200 from damage, while piston housing 227 can provide protection for piston 165 and piston 192 and, according to one embodiment of the present invention, be formed of polyethylene or other polymer.
- Valve plate 230 provides a valve housing for a system of valves (e.g., inlet valve 125 , isolation valve 130 , barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 and vent valve 145 of FIG. 2 ) that can be configured to direct fluid flow to various components of multi-stage pump 100 .
- each of inlet valve 125 , isolation valve 130 , barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 and vent valve 145 is at least partially integrated into valve plate 230 and is a diaphragm valve that is either opened or closed depending on whether pressure or vacuum is applied to the corresponding diaphragm.
- some of the valves may be external to dispense block 205 or arranged in additional valve plates.
- a sheet of PTFE is sandwiched between valve plate 230 and dispense block 205 to form the diaphragms of the various valves.
- Valve plate 230 includes a valve control inlet for each valve to apply pressure or vacuum to the corresponding diaphragm.
- inlet 235 corresponds to barrier valve 135 , inlet 240 to purge valve 140 , inlet 245 to isolation valve 130 , inlet 250 to vent valve 145 , and inlet 255 to inlet valve 125 (outlet valve 147 is external in this case).
- outlet valve 147 is external in this case.
- valve control gas and vacuum are provided to valve plate 230 via valve control supply lines 260 , which run from a valve control manifold (in an area beneath top cover 263 or housing cover 225 ), through dispense block 205 to valve plate 230 .
- Valve control gas supply inlet 265 provides a pressurized gas to the valve control manifold and vacuum inlet 270 provides vacuum (or low pressure) to the valve control manifold.
- the valve control manifold acts as a three way valve to route pressurized gas or vacuum to the appropriate inlets of valve plate 230 via supply lines 260 to actuate the corresponding valve(s).
- a valve plate such as that described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
- 11/602,457 entitled “Fixed Volume Valve System”, by Gashgaee et al., filed Nov. 20, 2006 herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, can be used that reduces the hold-up volume of the valve, eliminates volume variations due to vacuum fluctuations, reduces vacuum requirements and reduces stress on the valve diaphragm.
- FIG. 3B is a diagrammatic representation of another embodiment of multistage pump 100 . Many of the features shown in FIG. 3B are similar to those described in conjunction with FIG. 3A above. However, the embodiment of FIG. 3B includes several features to prevent fluid drips from entering the area of multi-stage pump 100 housing electronics. Fluid drips can occur, for example, when an operator connects or disconnects a tube from inlet 210 , outlet 215 or vent 220 .
- the “drip-proof” features are designed to prevent drips of potentially harmful chemicals from entering the pump, particularly the electronics chamber and do not necessarily require that the pump be “water-proof” (e.g., submersible in fluid without leakage). According to other embodiments, the pump can be fully sealed.
- dispense block 205 can include a vertically protruding flange or lip 272 protruding outward from the edge of dispense block 205 that meets top cover 263 .
- the top of top cover 263 is flush with the top surface of lip 272 . This causes drips near the top interface of dispense block 205 and top cover 263 to tend to run onto dispense block 205 , rather than through the interface.
- top cover 263 is flush with the base of lip 272 or otherwise inwardly offset from the outer surface of lip 272 .
- top cover 263 and lip 272 This causes drips to tend to flow down the corner created by top cover 263 and lip 272 , rather than between top cover 263 and dispense block 205 . Additionally, a rubber seal is placed between the top edge of top cover 263 and back plate 271 to prevent drips from leaking between top cover 263 and back plate 271 .
- Dispense block 205 can also include sloped feature 273 that includes a sloped surface defined in dispense block 205 that slopes down and away from the area of pump 100 housing electronics. Consequently, drips near the top of dispense block 205 are lead away from the electronics. Additionally, pump cover 225 can also be offset slightly inwards from the outer side edges of dispense block 205 so that drips down the side of pump 100 will tend to flow past the interface of pump cover 225 and other portions of pump 100 .
- multi-stage pump 100 can include seals, sloped features and other features to prevent drips from entering portions of multi-stage pump 100 housing electronics.
- back plate 271 can include features to further “drip-proof” multi-stage pump 100 .
- FIG. 4A is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of multi-stage pump 100 with dispense block 205 made transparent to show the fluid flow passages defined there through.
- Dispense block 205 defines various chambers and fluid flow passages for multi-stage pump 100 .
- feed chamber 155 and dispense chamber 185 can be machined directly into dispense block 205 .
- various flow passages can be machined into dispense block 205 .
- Fluid flow passage 275 (shown in FIG. 5C ) runs from inlet 210 to the inlet valve.
- Fluid flow passage 280 runs from the inlet valve to feed chamber 155 , to complete the path from inlet 210 to feed pump 150 .
- Inlet valve 125 in valve housing 230 regulates flow between inlet 210 and feed pump 150 .
- Flow passage 285 routes fluid from feed pump 150 to isolation valve 130 in valve plate 230 .
- the output of isolation valve 130 is routed to filter 120 by another flow passage (not shown). Fluid flows from filter 120 through flow passages that connect filter 120 to the vent valve 145 and barrier valve 135 .
- the output of vent valve 145 is routed to vent outlet 215 while the output of barrier valve 135 is routed to dispense pump 180 via flow passage 290 .
- Dispense pump during the dispense segment, can output fluid to outlet 220 via flow passage 295 or, in the purge segment, to the purge valve through flow passage 300 .
- FIG. 4B provides a diagrammatic representation of dispense block 205 made transparent to show several of the flow passages therein, according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 4A also shows multi-stage pump 100 with pump cover 225 and top cover 263 removed to show feed pump 150 , including feed stage motor 190 , dispense pump 180 , including dispense motor 200 , and valve control manifold 302 .
- portions of feed pump 150 , dispense pump 180 and valve plate 230 can be coupled to dispense block 205 using bars (e.g., metal bars) inserted into corresponding cavities in dispense block 205 .
- Each bar can include on or more threaded holes to receive a screw.
- dispense motor 200 and piston housing 227 can be mounted to dispense block 205 via one or more screws (e.g., screw 275 and screw 280 ) that run through screw holes in dispense block 205 to thread into corresponding holes in bar 285 .
- screws e.g., screw 275 and screw 280
- this mechanism for coupling components to dispense block 205 is provided by way of example and any suitable attachment mechanism can be used.
- Back plate 271 can include inwardly extending tabs (e.g., bracket 274 ) to which top cover 263 and pump cover 225 mount. Because top cover 263 and pump cover 225 overlap bracket 274 (e.g., at the bottom and back edges of top cover 263 and the top and back edges pump cover 225 ) drips are prevented from flowing into the electronics area between any space between the bottom edge of top cover 263 and the top edge of pump cover 225 or at the back edges of top cover 263 and pump cover 225 .
- bracket 274 e.g., at the bottom and back edges of top cover 263 and the top and back edges pump cover 225
- Manifold 302 can include a set of solenoid valves to selectively direct pressure/vacuum to valve plate 230 . When a particular solenoid is on thereby directing vacuum or pressure to a valve, depending on implementation, the solenoid will generate heat.
- manifold 302 is mounted below a PCB board (which is mounted to back plate 271 and better shown in FIG. 4C ) away from dispense block 205 and particularly dispense chamber 185 .
- Manifold 302 can be mounted to a bracket that is, in turn, mounted to back plate 271 or can be coupled otherwise to back plate 271 .
- Back plate 271 can be made of stainless steel, machined aluminum or other material that can dissipate heat from manifold 302 and the PCB. Put another way, back plate 271 can act as a heat dissipating bracket for manifold 302 and the PCB. Pump 100 can be further mounted to a surface or other structure to which heat can be conducted by back plate 271 . Thus, back plate 271 and the structure to which it is attached act as a heat sink for manifold 302 and the electronics of pump 100 .
- FIG. 4C is a diagrammatic representation of multi-stage pump 100 showing supply lines 260 for providing pressure or vacuum to valve plate 230 .
- the valves in valve plate 230 can be configured to allow fluid to flow to various components of multi-stage pump 100 . Actuation of the valves is controlled by the valve control manifold 302 that directs either pressure or vacuum to each supply line 260 .
- Each supply line 260 can include a fitting (an example fitting is indicated at 318 ) with a small orifice. This orifice may be of a smaller diameter than the diameter of the corresponding supply line 260 to which fitting 318 is attached. In one embodiment, the orifice may be approximately 0.010 inches in diameter.
- the orifice of fitting 318 may serve to place a restriction in supply line 260 .
- the orifice in each supply line 260 helps mitigate the effects of sharp pressure differences between the application of pressure and vacuum to the supply line and thus may smooth transitions between the application of pressure and vacuum to the valve.
- the orifice helps reduce the impact of pressure changes on the diaphragm of the downstream valve. This allows the valve to open and close more smoothly and more slowly which may lead to increased to smoother pressure transitions within the system which may be caused by the opening and closing of the valve and may in fact increase the longevity of the valve itself.
- FIG. 4C also illustrates PCB 397 to which manifold 302 can be coupled.
- Manifold 302 can receive signals from PCB board 397 to cause solenoids to open/close to direct vacuum/pressure to the various supply lines 260 to control the valves of multi-stage pump 100 .
- manifold 302 can be located at the distal end of PCB 397 from dispense block 205 to reduce the affects of heat on the fluid in dispense block 205 .
- components that generate heat can be placed on the side of PCB away from dispense block 205 , again reducing the affects of heat.
- FIG. 4D is a diagrammatic representation of an embodiment of pump 100 in which manifold 302 is mounted directly to dispense block 205 .
- valves of multi-stage pump 100 are opened or closed to allow or restrict fluid flow to various portions of multi-stage pump 100 .
- these valves can be pneumatically actuated (i.e., gas driven) diaphragm valves that open or close depending on whether pressure or a vacuum is asserted.
- any suitable valve can be used.
- multi-stage pump 100 can be controlled according to a variety of control schemes including, but not limited to those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/502,729 entitled “Systems And Methods For Fluid Flow Control In An Immersion Lithography System” by Michael Clarke, Robert F. McLoughlin and Marc Layerdiere, filed Aug. 11, 2006, each of which is fully incorporated by reference herein, to sequence valves and control pressure.
- multi-stage pump 100 can include a ready segment, dispense segment, fill segment, pre-filtration segment, filtration segment, vent segment, purge segment and static purge segment.
- inlet valve 125 is opened and feed stage pump 150 moves (e.g., pulls) feed stage diaphragm 160 to draw fluid into feed chamber 155 . Once a sufficient amount of fluid has filled feed chamber 155 , inlet valve 125 is closed. During the filtration segment, feed-stage pump 150 moves feed stage diaphragm 160 to displace fluid from feed chamber 155 . Isolation valve 130 and barrier valve 135 are opened to allow fluid to flow through filter 120 to dispense chamber 185 . Isolation valve 130 , according to one embodiment, can be opened first (e.g., in the “pre-filtration segment”) to allow pressure to build in filter 120 and then barrier valve 135 opened to allow fluid flow into dispense chamber 185 .
- both isolation valve 130 and barrier valve 135 can be opened and the feed pump moved to build pressure on the dispense side of the filter.
- dispense pump 180 can be brought to its home position.
- U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/630,384 entitled “System and Method for a Variable Home Position Dispense System” by Layerdiere, et al. filed Nov. 23, 2004 and PCT Application No. PCT/US2005/042127, entitled “System and Method for Variable Home Position Dispense System”, by Layerdiere et al., filed Nov.
- the home position of the dispense pump can be a position that gives the greatest available volume at the dispense pump for the dispense cycle, but is less than the maximum available volume that the dispense pump could provide.
- the home position is selected based on various parameters for the dispense cycle to reduce unused hold up volume of multi-stage pump 100 .
- Feed pump 150 can similarly be brought to a home position that provides a volume that is less than its maximum available volume.
- isolation valve 130 is opened, barrier valve 135 closed and vent valve 145 opened.
- barrier valve 135 can remain open during the vent segment and close at the end of the vent segment.
- the pressure can be understood by the controller because the pressure in the dispense chamber, which can be measured by pressure sensor 112 , will be affected by the pressure in filter 120 .
- Feed-stage pump 150 applies pressure to the fluid to remove air bubbles from filter 120 through open vent valve 145 .
- Feed-stage pump 150 can be controlled to cause venting to occur at a predefined rate, allowing for longer vent times and lower vent rates, thereby allowing for accurate control of the amount of vent waste.
- feed pump is a pneumatic style pump
- a fluid flow restriction can be placed in the vent fluid path, and the pneumatic pressure applied to feed pump can be increased or decreased in order to maintain a “venting” set point pressure, giving some control of an other wise un-controlled method.
- isolation valve 130 is closed, barrier valve 135 , if it is open in the vent segment, is closed, vent valve 145 closed, and purge valve 140 opened and inlet valve 125 opened.
- Dispense pump 180 applies pressure to the fluid in dispense chamber 185 to vent air bubbles through purge valve 140 .
- purge valve 140 remains open to continue to vent air. Any excess fluid removed during the purge or static purge segments can be routed out of multi-stage pump 100 (e.g., returned to the fluid source or discarded) or recycled to feed-stage pump 150 .
- inlet valve 125 , isolation valve 130 and barrier valve 135 can be opened and purge valve 140 closed so that feed-stage pump 150 can reach ambient pressure of the source (e.g., the source bottle). According to other embodiments, all the valves can be closed at the ready segment.
- outlet valve 147 opens and dispense pump 180 applies pressure to the fluid in dispense chamber 185 . Because outlet valve 147 may react to controls more slowly than dispense pump 180 , outlet valve 147 can be opened first and some predetermined period of time later dispense motor 200 started. This prevents dispense pump 180 from pushing fluid through a partially opened outlet valve 147 . Moreover, this prevents fluid moving up the dispense nozzle caused by the valve opening, followed by forward fluid motion caused by motor action. In other embodiments, outlet valve 147 can be opened and dispense begun by dispense pump 180 simultaneously.
- An additional suckback segment can be performed in which excess fluid in the dispense nozzle is removed.
- outlet valve 147 can close and a secondary motor or vacuum can be used to suck excess fluid out of the outlet nozzle.
- outlet valve 147 can remain open and dispense motor 200 can be reversed to such fluid back into the dispense chamber.
- the suckback segment helps prevent dripping of excess fluid onto the wafer.
- FIG. 5 provides a diagrammatic representation of valve and dispense motor timings for various segments of the operation of multi-stage pump 100 of FIG. 2 . While several valves are shown as closing simultaneously during segment changes, the closing of valves can be timed slightly apart (e.g., 100 milliseconds) to reduce pressure spikes. For example, between the vent and purge segment, isolation valve 130 can be closed shortly before vent valve 145 . It should be noted, however, other valve timings can be utilized in various embodiments of the present invention. Additionally, several of the segments can be performed together (e.g., the fill/dispense stages can be performed at the same time, in which case both the inlet and outlet valves can be open in the dispense/fill segment). It should be further noted that specific segments do not have to be repeated for each cycle. For example, the purge and static purge segments may not be performed every cycle. Similarly, the vent segment may not be performed every cycle.
- valves can cause pressure spikes in the fluid within multi-stage pump 100 . Because outlet valve 147 is closed during the static purge segment, closing of purge valve 140 at the end of the static purge segment, for example, can cause a pressure increase in dispense chamber 185 . This can occur because each valve may displace a small volume of fluid when it closes. More particularly, in many cases before a fluid is dispensed from chamber 185 a purge cycle and/or a static purge cycle is used to purge air from dispense chamber 185 in order to prevent sputtering or other perturbations in the dispense of the fluid from multi-stage pump 100 .
- purge valve 140 closes in order to seal dispense chamber 185 in preparation for the start of the dispense.
- purge valve 140 forces a volume of extra fluid (approximately equal to the hold-up volume of purge valve 140 ) into dispense chamber 185 , which, in turn, causes an increase in pressure of the fluid in dispense chamber 185 above the baseline pressure intended for the dispense of the fluid.
- This excess pressure (above the baseline) may cause problems with a subsequent dispense of fluid.
- Embodiments of the present invention account for the pressure increase due to various valve closings within the system to achieve a desirable starting pressure for the beginning of the dispense segment, account for differing head pressures and other differences in equipment from system to system by allowing almost any baseline pressure to be achieved in dispense chamber 185 before a dispense.
- dispense motor 200 may be reversed to back out piston 192 a predetermined distance to compensate for any pressure increase caused by the closure of barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 and/or any other sources which may cause a pressure increase in dispense chamber 185 .
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may be controlled by regulating the speed of feed pump 150 as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/292,559, entitled “System and Method for Control of Fluid Pressure,” by George Gonnella and James Cedrone, filed Dec. 2, 2005, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/364,286, entitled “System And Method For Monitoring Operation Of A Pump”, by George Gonnella and James Cedrone, filed Feb. 28, 2006, incorporated herein.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-stage pump with gentle fluid handling characteristics. By compensating for pressure fluctuations in a dispense chamber before a dispense segment, potentially damaging pressure spikes can be avoided or mitigated. Embodiments of the present invention can also employ other pump control mechanisms and valve timings to help reduce deleterious effects of pressure and pressure variations on a process fluid.
- Embodiments of the present invention may serve to control a motor to compensate or account for a pressure drift which may occur in a chamber of the pumping apparatus. More specifically, a dispense motor may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in the dispense chamber before a dispense based on a pressure sensed in the dispense chamber.
- a control loop may be utilized such that it is repeatedly determined if the pressure in the dispense chamber is above (or below) a desired pressure and, if so, the movement of the pumping means regulated to maintain substantially the desired pressure in the dispense chamber until a dispense of fluid is initiated.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an example pressure profile at dispense chamber 185 for operating a multi-stage pump according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- a dispense is begun and dispense pump 180 pushes fluid out the outlet.
- the dispense ends at point 445 .
- the pressure at dispense chamber 185 remains fairly constant during the fill stage as dispense pump 180 is not typically involved in this stage.
- the filtration stage begins and feed stage motor 175 goes forward at a predefined rate to push fluid from feed chamber 155 .
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 begins to rise to reach a predefined set point at point 455 .
- dispense motor 200 When the pressure in dispense chamber 185 reaches the set point, dispense motor 200 reverses at a constant rate to increase the available volume in dispense chamber 185 . In the relatively flat portion of the pressure profile between point 455 and point 460 , the speed of feed motor 175 is increased whenever the pressure drops below the set point and decreased when the set point is reached. This keeps the pressure in dispense chamber 185 at an approximately constant pressure. At point 460 , dispense motor 200 reaches its home position and the filtration stage ends. The sharp pressure spike at point 460 is caused by the closing of barrier valve 135 at the end of filtration.
- purge valve 140 is closed, causing the spike in the pressure starting at point 1500 in the pressure profile. As can be seen between points 1500 and 1502 of the pressure profile the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may undergo a marked increase due to this closure.
- the increase in pressure due to closure of purge valve 140 is usually not consistent, and depends on the temperature of the system and the viscosity of the fluid being utilized with multi-stage pump 100 .
- dispense motor 200 may be reversed to back out piston 192 a predetermined distance to compensate for any pressure increase caused by the closure of barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 and/or any other sources.
- purge valve 140 may take some amount of time to close it may be desirable to delay a certain amount of time before reversing dispense motor 200 .
- the time between points 1500 and 1504 on the pressure profile reflects the delay between the signal to close purge valve 140 and the reversal of dispense motor 200 . This time delay may be adequate to allow purge valve 140 to completely close, and the pressure within dispense chamber 185 to substantially settle, which may be around 50 milliseconds.
- the dispense motor 200 may be reversed to back out piston 192 a compensation distance to increase the volume of dispense chamber 185 approximately equal to the hold-up volume of purge valve 140 .
- dispense motor 200 may be reversed a particular number of motor increments, wherein by reversing dispense motor 200 by this number of motor increments the volume of dispense chamber 185 is increased by approximately the hold-up volume of purge valve 140 .
- This “backlash” may mean that when dispense motor 200 is activated in a forward direction to push fluid out dispense pump 180 during the dispense segment there may be certain amount of slack or space between components of the dispense motor 200 , such as the motor nut assembly, which may have to be taken up before the drive assembly of dispense motor 200 physically engages such that piston 192 moves.
- the amount of this backlash may be variable it may be difficult to account for this backlash when determining how far forward to move piston 192 to obtain a desired dispense pressure.
- this backlash in the drive assembly of dispense motor 200 may cause variability in the amount of fluid dispensed during each dispense segment.
- dispense motor 200 may be reversed to back out piston 192 a predetermined distance to compensate for any pressure increase caused by the closure of barrier valve 135 , purge valve 140 and/or any other sources which may cause a pressure increase in dispense chamber 185 and additionally dispense motor may be reversed to back out piston 192 an additional overshoot distance to add an overshot volume to dispense chamber 185 .
- Dispense motor 200 may then be engaged in a forward direction to move piston 192 in a forward direction substantially equal to the overshoot distance. This results in approximately the desired baseline pressure in dispense chamber 185 while also ensuring that the last motion of dispense motor 200 before dispense is in a forward direction, substantially removing any backlash from the drive assembly of dispense motor 200 .
- a spike in pressure starting at point 1500 in the pressure profile may be caused by the closing of purge valve 140 .
- dispense motor 200 may be reversed to back out piston 192 a predetermined distance to compensate for any pressure increase caused by the closure of purge valve 140 (and/or any other sources) plus an additional overshoot distance.
- the compensation distance may increase the volume of dispense chamber 185 approximately equal to the hold-up volume of purge valve 140 .
- the overshoot distance may also increase the volume of dispense chamber 185 approximately equal to the hold-up volume of purge valve 140 , or a lesser or greater volume depending on the particular implementation.
- Dispense motor 200 may then be engaged in a forward direction to move piston 192 in a forward direction substantially equal to the overshoot distance. In some cases, it may be desirable to allow dispense motor 200 to come to a substantially complete stop before engaging dispense motor 200 in a forward direction; this delay may be around 50 milliseconds.
- the effects of the forward movement of piston 192 via the forward engagement of dispense motor 200 causes an increase in pressure in dispense chamber 185 from point 1510 to approximately a baseline pressure desired for dispense at point 1512 , while ensuring that the last movement of dispense motor 200 before a dispense segment is in a forward direction, removing substantially all backlash from the drive assembly of dispense motor 200 .
- the reversal and forward movement of dispense motor 200 at the end of the static purge segment is depicted in the timing diagram of FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 7 illustrates an example pressure profile at dispense chamber 185 during certain segments of operating a multi-stage pump according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- Line 1520 represents a baseline pressure desired for dispense of fluid, which, although it may be any pressure desired, is typically around 0 p.s.i (e.g. gauge), or the atmospheric pressure.
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may be just above baseline pressure 1520 .
- Dispense motor 200 may be stopped at the end of the purge segment causing the pressure in dispense chamber 185 to fall starting at point 1524 to approximately baseline pressure 1520 at point 1526 .
- a valve in pump 100 such as purge valve 140 may be closed, causing the spike in the pressure between points 1528 and 1530 of the pressure profile.
- Dispense motor 200 may then be reversed to move piston 192 a compensation distance and an overshoot distance (as described above) causing the pressure in dispense chamber 185 to fall below baseline pressure 1520 between points 1532 and 1534 of the pressure profile.
- dispense motor 200 may be engaged in a forward direction substantially equal to the overshoot distance. This movement causes the pressure in dispense chamber 185 to return to baseline pressure 1520 between points 1536 and 1538 of the pressure profile.
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 is returned substantially to a baseline pressure desired for dispense, backlash is removed from the drive assembly of dispense motor 200 , and a desirable dispense may be achieved during a succeeding dispense segment.
- embodiments of the present invention may similarly achieve a desired baseline pressure in dispense chamber 185 utilizing pressure transducer 112 .
- piston 192 may be backed out (or moved forward) until a desired baseline pressure in dispense chamber 185 (as measured by pressure transducer 112 ) is achieved.
- a dispense piston 193 may be backed out until the pressure in dispense chamber 185 is below a baseline pressure and then engaged in the forward direction until the pressure in dispense chamber 185 comes up to the baseline pressure desired for dispense.
- valves within multi-stage pump 100 may change states many time. During these myriad changes unwanted pressure spikes and drops can occur. Not only can these pressure fluctuations cause damage to sensitive process chemicals but, in addition, the opening and closing of these valves can cause disruptions or variations in the dispense of fluid.
- a sudden pressure increase in hold-up volume caused by the opening of one or more interior valves coupled to dispense chamber 185 may cause a corresponding drop in pressure in the fluid within dispense chamber 185 and may cause bubbles to form in the fluid, which in turn may affect a subsequent dispense.
- the opening and closing of the various valves and/or engagement and disengagement of the motors can be timed to reduce these pressure spikes.
- a valve will never be closed to create a closed or entrapped space in the fluid path if it can be avoided, and part and parcel with this, a valve between two entrapped spaces will not be opened if it can be avoided.
- opening any valve should be avoided unless there is an open fluid path to an area external to multi-stage pump 100 or an open fluid path to atmosphere or conditions external to multi-stage pump 100 (e.g. outlet valve 147 , vent valve 145 or inlet valve 125 is open).
- valves in multi-stage pump 100 may be opened or closed only when an exterior valve such as inlet valve 125 , vent valve 145 or outlet valve 147 is open in order to exhaust any pressure change caused by the change in volume (approximately equal to the hold-up volume of the interior valve to be opened) which may result from an opening of a valve.
- valves should be opened from the outside in (i.e. outside valves should be opened before inside valves) while when closing valves within multi-stage pump 100 valves should be closed from the inside out (i.e. inside valves should be closed before outside valves).
- a sufficient amount of time will be utilized between certain changes to ensure that a particular valve is fully opened or closed, a motor is fully started or stopped, or pressure within the system or a part of the system is substantially at zero p.s.i. (e.g. gauge) or other non-zero level before another change (e.g. valve opening or closing, motor start or stop) occurs (e.g. is initiated).
- a delay of between 100 and 300 milliseconds should be sufficient to allow a valve within multi-stage pump 100 to substantially fully open or close, however the actual delay to be utilized in a particular application or implementation of these techniques may be at least in part dependent on the viscosity of the fluid being utilized with multi-stage pump 100 along with a wide variety of other factors.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B provide a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of valve and motor timings for various segments of the operation of multi-stage pump 100 which serve to ameliorate pressure variations during operation of the multi-stage pump 100 .
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are not drawn to scale and that each of the numbered segments may each be of different or unique lengths of time (including zero time), regardless of their depiction in these figures, and that the length of each of these numbered segments may be based on a wide variety of factors such as the user recipe being implemented, the type of valves being utilized in multi-stage pump 100 (e.g. how long it takes to open or close these valves), etc.
- a ready segment signal may indicate that multi-stage pump 100 is ready to perform a dispense, sometime after which, at time 2010 , one or more signals may be sent at time 2020 to open inlet valve 125 , to operate dispense motor 200 in a forward direction to dispense fluid, and to reverse fill motor 175 to draw fluid into fill chamber 155 .
- a signal may be sent to open outlet valve 147 , such that fluid may be dispensed from outlet valve 147 .
- valve signals and motor signals may vary based on the time required to activate the various valves or motors of the pumps, the recipe being implemented in conjunction with multi-stage pump 100 or other factors.
- a signal may be sent to open outlet valve 147 after the signal is sent to operate dispense motor 200 in a forward direction because, in this example, outlet valve 147 may operate more quickly than dispense motor 200 , and thus it is desired to time the opening of the outlet valve 147 and the activation of dispense motor 200 such that they substantially coincide to achieve a better dispense.
- Other valves and motors may, however, have different activation speeds, etc., and thus different timings may be utilized with these different valves and motors.
- a signal to open outlet valve 147 may be sent earlier or substantially simultaneously with the signal to activate dispense motor 200 and similarly, a signal to close outlet valve 147 may be sent earlier, later or simultaneously with the signal to deactivate dispense motor 200 , etc.
- fluid may be dispensed from multi-stage pump 200 .
- the rate of operation of dispense motor 200 may be variable between time periods 2020 and 2030 (e.g. in each of segments 2 - 6 ) such that differing amounts of fluid may be dispensed at different points between time periods 2020 - 2030 .
- dispense motor may operate according to a polynomial function such that dispense motor 200 operates more quickly during segment 2 than during segment 6 and commensurately more fluid is dispensed from multi-stage pump 200 in segment 2 than in segment 6 . After the dispense segment has occurred, before time 2030 a signal is sent to close outlet valve 147 after which at time 2030 a signal is sent to stop dispense motor 200 .
- feed chamber 155 may be filled with fluid through the reversal of fill motor 175 between times 2020 and 2050 (e.g. segments 2 - 7 ).
- a signal is then sent to stop fill motor 175 , after which the fill segment is ended.
- inlet valve may be left open between time 2050 and time 2060 (e.g. segment 9 , delay 0 ) before any other action is taken. In one embodiment, this delay may be around 10 milliseconds.
- the time period between time 2050 and time 2060 may be variable, and may depend on a pressure reading in fill chamber 155 .
- a pressure transducer may be utilized to measure the pressure in fill chamber 155 . When the pressure transducer indicates that the pressure in fill chamber 155 has reached zero p.s.i. segment 10 may commence at time 2060 .
- a signal is sent to open isolation valve 130 and, after a suitable delay long enough to allow isolation valve 130 to completely open (e.g. around 250 milliseconds) a signal is sent to open barrier valve 135 at time 2070 . Again following a suitable delay long enough to allow barrier valve 135 to completely open (e.g. around 250 milliseconds), a signal is sent to close inlet valve 125 at time 2080 . After a suitable delay to allow inlet valve 125 to close completely (e.g.
- a signal may be sent to activate fill motor 175 at time 2090
- a signal may be sent to activate dispense motor 200 such that fill motor 175 is active during a pre-filter and filter segment (e.g. segments 13 and 14 ) and dispense motor 200 is active during the filter segment (e.g. segment 14 ).
- the time period between time 2090 and time 2100 may be a pre-filtration segment may be a set time period or a set distance for the movement or motor to allow the pressure of the fluid being filtered to reach a predetermined set point, or may be determined using a pressure transducer as described above.
- a pressure transducer may be utilized to measure the pressure of the fluid and when the pressure transducer indicates that the pressure of the fluid has reached a setpoint filter segment 14 may commence at time 2100 .
- Embodiments of these processes are described more thoroughly in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/292,559, entitled “System and Method for Control of Fluid Pressure”, by George Gonnella and James Cedrone, filed Dec. 2, 2005 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/364,286 entitled “System and Method for Monitoring Operation of a Pump”, by George Gonnella and James Cedrone which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- one or more signals are sent to deactivate fill motor 175 and dispense motor 200 at time 2110 .
- the length between time 2100 and time 2110 may vary depending on the filtration rate desired, the speeds of fill motor 175 and dispense motor 200 , the viscosity of the fluid, etc.
- the filtration segment may end at time 2110 when dispense motor 200 reaches a home position.
- a signal is sent to open vent valve 145 .
- a signal may be sent to fill motor 175 at time 2130 to activate stepper motor 175 for the vent segment (e.g. segment 17 ). While barrier valve 135 may be left open during vent segment to allow monitoring of the pressure of fluid within multi-stage pump 100 by pressure transducer 112 during the vent segment, barrier valve 135 may also be closed prior to the beginning of the vent segment at time 2130 .
- a signal is sent at time 2140 to deactivate fill motor 175 .
- a delay e.g. around 100 milliseconds
- the time period between time 2142 and 2150 may be used, in one embodiment, to zero pressure transducer 112 and may be around 10 milliseconds.
- a signal is sent to close barrier valve 135 .
- a suitable delay is allowed such that barrier valve 135 can close completely (e.g. around 250 milliseconds).
- a signal is then sent at time 2160 to close isolation valve 130 , and, after a suitable delay to allow isolation valve 130 to close completely (e.g. around 250 milliseconds), a signal is sent at time 2170 to close vent valve 145 .
- a suitable delay is allowed so that vent valve 145 may close completely (e.g. around 250 milliseconds), after which, at time 2180 a signal is sent to open inlet valve 125 , and following a suitable delay to allow inlet valve 125 to open completely (e.g. around 250 milliseconds), a signal is sent at time 2190 to open purge valve 140 .
- a signal can be sent to dispense motor 200 at time 2200 to start dispense motor 200 for the purge segment (e.g. segment 25 ) and, after a time period for the purge segment which may be recipe dependent, a signal can be sent at time 2210 to stop dispense motor 200 and end the purge segment.
- a sufficient time period e.g. predetermined or determined using pressure transducer 112 ) is allowed such that the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may settle substantially to zero p.s.i (e.g. around 10 milliseconds).
- a signal may be sent to close purge valve 140 and, after allowing a sufficient delay for purge valve 140 to completely close (e.g. around 250 milliseconds), a signal may be sent at time 2230 to close inlet valve 125 .
- multi-stage pump 100 may be once again ready to perform a dispense at time 2010 .
- barrier valve 135 and isolation valve 130 may be closed when multi-stage pump 100 enters a ready segment, it may be possible to introduce fluid into fill chamber 155 without effecting a subsequent dispense of multi-stage pump, irrespective of whether a dispense is initiated during this fill or subsequent to this fill.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B provide a diagrammatic representation of another embodiment of valve and motor timings for various segments of the operation of multi-stage pump 100 which serve to ameliorate pressure variations during operation of the multi-stage pump 100 .
- a ready segment signal may indicate that multi-stage pump 100 is ready to perform a dispense, sometime after which, at time 3012 , a signal may be sent to open outlet valve 147 .
- a signal may be sent at time 3020 , to operate dispense motor 200 in a forward direction to dispense fluid from outlet valve 147 , and to reverse fill motor 175 to draw fluid into fill chamber 155 (inlet valve 125 may be still be open from a previous fill segment, as described more fully below).
- a signal may be sent to stop dispense motor 200 and at time 3040 a signal sent to close outlet valve 147 .
- valve signals and motor signals may vary based on the time required to activate the various valves or motors of the pumps, the recipe being implemented in conjunction with multi-stage pump 100 or other factors.
- a signal may be sent to open outlet valve 147 after the signal is sent to operate dispense motor 200 in a forward direction because, in this example, outlet valve 147 may operate more quickly than dispense motor 200 , and thus it is desired to time the opening of the outlet valve 147 and the activation of dispense motor 200 such that they substantially coincide to achieve a better dispense.
- valves and motors may, however, have different activation speeds, etc., and thus different timings may be utilized with these different valves and motors.
- a signal to open outlet valve 147 may be sent earlier or substantially simultaneously with the signal to activate dispense motor 200 and similarly, a signal to close outlet valve 147 may be sent earlier, later or simultaneously with the signal to deactivate dispense motor 200 , etc.
- fluid may be dispensed from multi-stage pump 200 .
- the rate of operation of dispense motor 200 may be variable between time periods 3020 and 3030 (e.g. in each of segments 2 - 6 ) such that differing amounts of fluid may be dispensed at different points between time periods 3020 - 3030 .
- dispense motor may operate according to a polynomial function such that dispense motor 200 operates more quickly during segment 2 than during segment 6 and commensurately more fluid is dispensed from multi-stage pump 200 in segment 2 than in segment 6 . After the dispense segment has occurred, before time 3030 a signal is sent to close outlet valve 147 after which at time 3030 a signal is sent to stop dispense motor 200 .
- feed chamber 155 may be filled with fluid through the reversal of fill motor 175 between times 3020 and 3050 (e.g. segments 2 - 7 ).
- a signal is then sent to stop fill motor 175 , after which the fill segment is ended.
- inlet valve may be left open between time 3050 and time 3060 (e.g. segment 9 , delay 0 ) before any other action is taken. In one embodiment, this delay may be around 10 milliseconds.
- the time period between time 3050 and time 3060 may be variable, and may depend on a pressure reading in fill chamber 155 .
- a pressure transducer may be utilized to measure the pressure in fill chamber 155 . When the pressure transducer indicates that the pressure in fill chamber 155 has reached zero p.s.i. segment 10 may commence at time 3060 .
- a signal is sent to open isolation valve 130 and a signal is sent to open barrier valve 135 at time 3070 .
- a signal is then sent to close inlet valve 125 at time 3080 after which a signal may be sent to activate fill motor 175 at time 3090 , and at time 3100 a signal may be sent to activate dispense motor 200 such that fill motor 175 is active during a pre-filter and filter segment and dispense motor 200 is active during the filter segment.
- one or more signals are sent to deactivate fill motor 175 and dispense motor 200 at time 3110 .
- a signal is sent to open vent valve 145 .
- a signal may be sent to fill motor 175 at time 3130 to activate stepper motor 175 for the vent segment.
- a signal is sent at time 3140 to deactivate fill motor 175 .
- a signal is sent to close barrier valve 125 while a signal is sent at time 3160 to close isolation valve 130 and at time 3170 to close vent valve 145 .
- a signal is sent to open inlet valve 125 and following that a signal is sent at time 3190 to open purge valve 140 .
- a signal can then be sent to dispense motor 200 at time 3200 to start dispense motor 200 for the purge segment and, after the purge segment, a signal can be sent at time 3210 to stop dispense motor 200 .
- a signal may be sent to close purge valve 140 followed by a signal at time 3230 to close inlet valve 125 .
- multi-stage pump 100 may be once again ready to perform a dispense at time 3010 .
- a signal may be sent to open inlet valve 125 and another signal sent to reverse fill motor 175 such that liquid is drawn into fill chamber 155 while multi-stage pump 100 is in the ready state.
- this fill in no way effects the ability of multi-stage pump 100 to dispense fluid at any point subsequent to entering the ready segment, as barrier valve 135 and isolation valve 130 are closed, substantially separating fill chamber 155 from dispense chamber 185 .
- the fill may continue substantially simultaneously with the dispense of fluid from multi-stage pump 100 .
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may be at approximately the desired pressure for the dispense segment. However, as there may be some delay between entering the ready segment and the initiation of the dispense segment, the pressure within dispense chamber 185 may change during the ready segment based on a variety of factors such as the properties of dispense stage diaphragm 190 in dispense chamber 185 , changes in temperature or assorted other factors. Consequently, when the dispense segment is initiated the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may have drifted a relatively marked degree from the baseline pressure desired for dispense.
- FIG. 10A depicts an example pressure profile at dispense chamber 185 illustrating drift in the pressure in dispense chamber during a ready segment.
- a correction for any pressure changes caused by valve movement or another cause may take place, as described above with respect to FIGS. 9A and 9B .
- This pressure correction may correct the pressure in dispense chamber 185 to approximately a baseline pressure (represented by line 4030 ) desired for dispense at approximately point 4020 at which point multi-stage pump 100 may enter a ready segment.
- a baseline pressure represented by line 4030
- the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may undergo a steady rise due to various factors such as those discussed above.
- this pressure drift from baseline pressure 4030 may result in an unsatisfactory dispense.
- the time delay between entering a ready segment and a subsequent dispense segment may be variable, and the pressure drift in dispense chamber 185 may be correlated with the time of the delay, the dispenses occurring in each of successive dispense segments may be different due to the differing amounts of drift which may occur during the differing delays.
- this pressure drift may also affect the ability of multi-stage pump 100 to accurately repeat a dispense, which, in turn, may hamper the use of multi-stage pump 100 in process recipe duplication. Therefore, it may be desirable to substantially maintain a baseline pressure during a ready segment of multi-stage pump 100 to improve a dispense during a subsequent dispense segment and the repeatability of dispenses across dispense segments while simultaneously achieving acceptable fluid dynamics.
- dispense motor 200 can be controlled to compensate or account for an upward (or downward) pressure drift which may occur in dispense chamber 185 . More particularly, dispense motor 200 may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in dispense chamber 185 using a “dead band” closed loop pressure control.
- pressure sensor 112 may report a pressure reading to pump controller 20 at regular intervals.
- pump controller 20 may send a signal to dispense motor 200 to reverse (or move forward) by the smallest distance for which it is possible for dispense motor 200 to move that is detectable at pump controller 20 (a motor increment), thus backing out (or moving forward) piston 192 and dispense stage diaphragm 190 producing a commensurate reduction (or increase) in the pressure within dispense chamber 185 .
- pump controller 20 may not process pressure measurements reported by pressure sensor 112 , or may disable pressure sensor 112 , during a certain time window around sending a signal to dispense motor 200 , such that dispense motor 200 may complete its movement before another pressure measurement is received or processed by pump controller 20 .
- pump controller 20 may wait until it has detected that dispense motor 200 has completed its movement before processing pressure measurements reported by pressure sensor 112 .
- the sampling interval with which pressure sensor 112 samples the pressure in dispense chamber 185 and reports this pressure measurement may be around 30 khz, around 10 khz or another interval.
- one or more of these embodiments may exhibit significant variations in dispense when the time delay between entering a ready segment and a subsequent dispense segment is variable, as mentioned above. To a certain extent these problems may be reduced, and repeatability enhanced, by utilizing a fixed time interval between entering a ready segment and a subsequent dispense, however, this is not always feasible when implementing a particular process.
- dispense motor 200 can be controlled to compensate or account for pressure drift which may occur in dispense chamber 185 using closed loop pressure control.
- Pressure sensor 112 may report a pressure reading to pump controller 20 at regular intervals (as mentioned above, in some embodiments this interval may be around 30 khz, around 10 khz or at another interval).
- pump controller 20 may send a signal to dispense motor 200 to reverse (or move forward) dispense motor 200 by a motor increment, thus backing out (or moving forward) piston 192 and dispense stage diaphragm 190 and reducing (or increasing) the pressure within dispense chamber 185 .
- This pressure monitoring and correction may occur substantially continuously until initiation of a dispense segment. In this way approximately a desired baseline pressure may be maintained in dispense chamber 185 .
- pump controller 20 may not process pressure measurements reported by pressure sensor 112 , or may disable pressure sensor 112 , during a certain time window around sending a signal to dispense motor 200 , such that dispense motor 200 may complete its movement before another pressure measurement is received or processed by pump controller 20 .
- pump controller 20 may wait until it has detected, or received notice, that dispense motor 200 has completed its movement before processing pressure measurements reported by pressure sensor 112 .
- FIG. 10B depicts an example pressure profile at dispense chamber 185 where just such an embodiment of a closed loop control system is employed during a ready segment.
- a correction for any pressure changes caused by valve movement or another cause may take place, as described above with respect to FIGS. 6 and 7 .
- This pressure correction may correct the pressure in dispense chamber 185 to approximately a baseline pressure (represented by line 4040 ) desired for dispense at approximately point 4060 at which point multi-stage pump 100 may enter a ready segment.
- an embodiment of a closed loop control system may account for any drift in pressure during the ready segment to substantially maintain a desired baseline temperature. For example, at point 4070 the closed loop control system may detect a pressure rise and account for this pressure rise to substantially maintain baseline pressure 4040 . Similarly, at points 4080 , 4090 , 4100 , 4110 the closed loop control system may account or correct for a pressure drift in dispense chamber 185 to substantially maintain the desired baseline pressure 4040 , no matter the length of the ready segment (n.b. points 4080 , 4090 , 4100 and 4110 are representative only and other pressure corrections by the closed loop control system are depicted in FIG. 10B that are not given reference numerals and hence not discussed as such). Consequently, as the desired baseline pressure 4040 is substantially maintained in dispense chamber 185 by the closed loop control system during a ready segment, a more satisfactory dispense may be achieved in a subsequent dispense segment.
- dispense stage diaphragm 190 may be at an initial position. To achieve a desired dispense from this initial position, dispense stage diaphragm 190 should be moved to a dispense position. However, after correcting for pressure drift as described above, dispense stage diaphragm 190 may be in a second position differing from the initial position.
- this difference should be accounted for during the dispense segment by moving dispense stage diaphragm 190 to the dispense position to achieve the desired dispense.
- dispense stage diaphragm 190 may be moved from its second position after any correction for pressure drift during the ready segment has occurred, to the initial position of dispense stage diaphragm 190 when multi-stage pump 100 initially entered the ready segment, following which dispense stage diaphragm 190 may then be moved the distance from the initial position to the dispense position.
- the ready segment pump controller 20 may calculate an initial distance (the dispense distance) to move dispense motor 200 to achieve a desired dispense. While multi-stage pump 100 is in the ready segment pump controller 20 may keep track of the distance dispense motor 200 has been moved to correct for any pressure drift that occurred during the ready segment (the correction distance). During the dispense stage, to achieve the desired dispense, pump controller 20 may signal dispense motor 200 to move the correction distance plus (or minus) the dispense distance.
- dispense stage diaphragm 190 may be at an initial position. To achieve a desired dispense from this initial position, dispense stage diaphragm 190 should be moved a dispense distance. After correcting for pressure drift as described above, dispense stage diaphragm 190 may be in a second position differing from the initial position. In some embodiments, just by moving dispense stage diaphragm 190 the dispense distance (starting from the second position) a desired dispense may be achieved.
- pump controller 20 may calculate an initial distance to move dispense motor 200 to achieve a desired dispense. During the dispense stage then, to achieve the desired dispense, pump controller 20 may signal dispense motor 200 to move this initial distance irrespective of the distance dispense motor 200 has moved to correct for pressure drift during the ready segment.
- FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of a pump assembly for a pump 4000 .
- Pump 4000 can be similar to one stage, say the dispense stage, of multi-stage pump 100 described above and can include a rolling diaphragm pump driven by a stepper, brushless DC or other motor.
- Pump 4000 can include a dispense block 4005 that defines various fluid flow paths through pump 4000 and at least partially defines a pump chamber.
- Dispense pump block 4005 can be a unitary block of PTFE, modified PTFE or other material.
- Dispense block 4005 consequently reduces the need for piping by providing an integrated fluid manifold.
- Dispense block 4005 can include various external inlets and outlets including, for example, inlet 4010 through which the fluid is received, purge/vent outlet 4015 for purging/venting fluid, and dispense outlet 4020 through which fluid is dispensed during the dispense segment.
- Dispense block 4005 in the example of FIG. 11 , includes the external purge outlet 4010 as the pump only has one chamber.
- U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/741,660 entitled “O-Ring-Less Low Profile Fitting and Assembly Thereof” by Iraj Gashgaee, filed Dec. 2, 2005, and U.S. patent application Ser. No.
- Dispense block 4005 routes fluid from the inlet to an inlet valve (e.g., at least partially defined by valve plate 4030 ), from the inlet valve to the pump chamber, from the pump chamber to a vent/purge valve and from the pump chamber to outlet 4020 .
- a pump cover 4225 can protect a pump motor from damage, while piston housing 4027 can provide protection for a piston and, according to one embodiment of the present invention, be formed of polyethylene or other polymer.
- Valve plate 4030 provides a valve housing for a system of valves (e.g., an inlet valve, and a purge/vent valve) that can be configured to direct fluid flow to various components of pump 4000 .
- Valve plate 4030 and the corresponding valves can be formed similarly to the manner described in conjunction with valve plate 230 , discussed above.
- each of the inlet valve and the purge/vent valve is at least partially integrated into valve plate 4030 and is a diaphragm valve that is either opened or closed depending on whether pressure or vacuum is applied to the corresponding diaphragm.
- some of the valves may be external to dispense block 4005 or arranged in additional valve plates.
- a sheet of PTFE is sandwiched between valve plate 4030 and dispense block 4005 to form the diaphragms of the various valves.
- Valve plate 4030 includes a valve control inlet (not shown) for each valve to apply pressure or vacuum to the corresponding diaphragm.
- pump 4000 can include several features to prevent fluid drips from entering the area of multi-stage pump 100 housing electronics.
- the “drip proof” features can include protruding lips, sloped features, seals between components, offsets at metal/polymer interfaces and other features described above to isolate electronics from drips.
- the electronics and manifold can be configured similarly to the manner described above to reduce the effects of heat on fluid in the pump chamber.
- similar features as used in a multi-stage pump to reduce form factor and the effects of heat and to prevent fluid from entering the electronics housing can be used in a single stage pump.
- valves of pump 4000 may be used to control the valves of pump 4000 to insure that operate a system of valves of the pumping apparatus according to a valve sequence configured to substantially minimize the time the fluid flow path through the pumping apparatus is closed (e.g. to an area external to the pumping apparatus).
- a sufficient amount of time will be utilized between valve state changes when pump 4000 is in operation to ensure that a particular valve is fully opened or closed before another change is initiated.
- the movement of a motor of pump 4000 may be delayed a sufficient amount of time to ensure that the inlet valve of pump 4000 is fully open before a fill stage.
- a dispense motor may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in the dispense chamber before a dispense based on a pressure sensed in the dispense chamber a control loop may be utilized such that it is repeatedly determined if the pressure in the dispense chamber differs from a desired pressure (e.g. above or below) and, if so, the movement of the pumping means regulated to maintain substantially the desired pressure in the dispense chamber.
- a desired pressure e.g. above or below
- While the regulation of pressure in the chamber of pump 4000 may occur at virtually any time, it may be especially useful before a dispense segment is initiated. More particularly, when pump 4000 initially enters a ready segment the pressure in dispense chamber 185 may be at a baseline pressure which is approximately the desired pressure for a subsequent dispense segment (e.g. a dispense pressure determined from a calibration or previous dispenses) or some fraction thereof. This desired dispense pressure may be utilized to achieve a dispense with a desired set of characteristics, such as a desired flow rate, amount, etc. By bringing the fluid in dispense chamber 185 to this desired baseline pressure anytime before the outlet valve opens, the compliance and variations of components of pump 4000 may be accounted for prior to the dispense segment and a satisfactory dispense achieved.
- a baseline pressure which is approximately the desired pressure for a subsequent dispense segment (e.g. a dispense pressure determined from a calibration or previous dispenses) or some fraction thereof.
- This desired dispense pressure may
- the pressure within the chamber of pump 4000 may change during the ready segment based on a variety of factors.
- embodiments of the present invention may be utilized, such that a desired baseline pressure substantially maintained in the chamber of pump 4000 and a satisfactory dispense achieved in a subsequent dispense segment.
- embodiments of the present invention may also be used to compensate for pressure fluctuations in a dispense chamber caused by actuation of various mechanisms or components internal to pump 4000 or equipment used in conjunction with pump 4000 .
- One embodiment of the present invention may correct for a pressure change in the chamber of pump caused by the closing of a purge or vent valve before the start of a dispense segment (or any other segment). This compensation may be achieved similarly to that described above with respect to multi-stage pump 100 , by reversing a motor of pump 4000 such that the volume of the chamber of pump 4000 is increase by substantially the hold-up volume of the purge or inlet valve whenever such a valve is closed.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a pumping apparatuses with gentle fluid handling characteristics. By sequencing the opening and closing of valves and/or the activation of motors within a pumping apparatus, potentially damaging pressure spikes can be avoided or mitigated. Embodiments of the present invention can also employ other pump control mechanisms and valve linings to help reduce deleterious effects of pressure on a process fluid.
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